Synopsys is accelerating in regard to the photonic sift.
The Optical Solutions Group has found it’s place now on Synopsys main internet page: please see at the bottom under Quick Links - “Optical Solutions”
http://www.synopsys.com/home.aspx
Here (Optical Solutions page) I’m happy to see “TCAD Sentaurus Device” (initial software development selected for POET) is finally mentioned: please see at the bottom right corner.
Further, the update release frequency a cross all optical design softwares is accelerating: please see at the bottom under “Recent News”
https://optics.synopsys.com/
Especially the “RSoft Photonic System Design Suite” (used for design and simulate optical telecommunication devices & systems, optical components, nano-scale photonic structures)
December 2015 - Synopsys Releases New Versions of RSoft Photonic Component and Optical Communication Design Tools
March 2016 - Synopsys Announces Release 2016.03 of the RSoft Photonic Component Design Suite
June 2016 - Synopsys Announces Release 2016.06 of the RSoft Photonic System Design Suite
RSoft video presentation (2:28) Overview 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgpxpKUlrl0
RSoft Customers & Clients lists
https://optics.synopsys.com/rsoft/rsoft-customers.html
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to all sharelocks - please see some of the amazing things Synopsys, customers & clients are working on:
https://optics.synopsys.com/engineering-services/projects/engineering-projects-commercial.html
Cheers